HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4015 1991-02-25
REJOCUUON NumBER V
A REJOtUtI<<lN Of tHE CIty Of 'EAt BEACH, CACIfORNIA,
HONORING AND CommENDING DENI' tKomAS fOR HI' mORE
tHAN tmENty.tmO y~ Of DEDICAtED AND COYAC 'ER~ICE
JIlIl'ERW, Denis thomas joined the City of Seal Beach as Finance
Director/City treasurer on August 1, 1968, providing our
community with more than twenty-two years of dedicated
and loyal service; and
JIlHERW, as of February 28, 1991, Denis will begin his retirement, I
seeking new projects and aaventures, and enjoying a
well-deserved time in his life; ana
JIlKEREAS, during his tenure with the City of $eal Beach, Denis
thomas performed the functions of his position as Finance
Director in an exemplary manner; and
JIlIl'EREAS, it is now appropriate for the City of $eal Beach to
acknowledge and thank Denis thomas for the following
achievements and accomplishments:
0 Accounted for income and outgo of one-half billion
dollars;
0 met the schedule for and processed over five hundred
payrollS;
0 Administered the public auction of the former City
Corporation Yard lot, netting proceeds to the City
of approXimatelY three million dollars in one hour;
0 Purchased and installed two separate computer systems
at a cost of less than one hundrea thousana aollars;
0 Administered the successful operation of the finance I
Department, under ever-increasing demands, with no
increase in staff;
0 Prepared for and receiued satiSfactory independent
auaits each year;
0 Generated approximately fiue million dollars in
investment earnings, mith no lass of principal;
0 $erved under six City managers, eight mayors, and
thirty.one Councilmemhers;
0 Served as intermim City manager when called upon to
do so, often for perioas of up to six months;
0 Functioned as an effective representatiue of the City
in many important consultant capacities with other
public agencies;
0 Established and monitored a trust fund system far use
by community groups ana ~ity departments to expedite
service leuels to the community, an an off budget basis,
which led to reduced General fund expenditures. I
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JIlKEREAS, Denis' poise and professional manner has gained respect
and praise from all who haue worked with him; and
JIlKEREAS, Denis thomas has the aistinction of being the first ;
department head in recent years to retire from the
City of Seal Beach.
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N~m, tHEREF~RE, BE It RE$~'QED that the City of ~eal Beach, California,
aoes hereby honor ana commena
DENI~ tH~ml\ll
for his outstanaing work for the City of ~eal Beach auring his twenty-two
ana one-half years of aamirable service to the community.
Pl\ll~ED, APPR~QED AND AD~PtED by the City Council of the City of
,eal Beach, California, at a meeting thereof hela on the twenty-fifth
aay of ' February, Nineteen Hunarea aan Ninety-~ne.
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mayor E na milson
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Councilmember en Forsybhe
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Councilmember Frank Casllo